Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Ross, John to Rothwell, J., 1807-1954.
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.
Ross, John (1777-1856).
Letters, 1819 and [?1836], of John Ross to John Murray II. Folios 1-9.
Ross, John (fl 1838-1839).
Letters, 1838-1839, of John Ross, 4 Howard Street, Strand, to John Murray II. Folios 10-15.
Ross, John (1842-1915).
Letter, 1880, of John Ross to James Macaulay, Editor of the “Leisure Hour”. Folios 16-17.
Letters, 1880, of John Ross to John Murray III. Folios 18-21.
Ross, John Lockhart.
Letters, 1847, of John Lockhart Ross to John Murray III. Folios 22-25.
Ross, Robert.
Letter, 1807, of Robert Ross to John Murray II. Folios 26-27.
Ross, Ronald.
Letters, 1914-1915, 1917, [?1926-?1930], of Ronald Ross to John Murray IV. Folios 28-33.
Receipt, 1954, for twelve guineas paid by John Murray, publishers, to the executors of the estate of Ronald Ross for all the rights in his publications. Folio 34.
Envelope in which the above receipt was archived by John Murray, publishers. Folio 35.
Ross, Thomas, junior.
Letter, 1874, of Thomas Ross to John Murray III. Folio 36.
Ross, Thomasina.
Letters, 1846, 1851-1852 and undated, of Thomasina Ross to John Murray III. Folios 37-43; undated, folios 44-47.
Ross, Wilhelmina.
Letters, 1838, of Wilhelmina Ross to John Murray II. Folios 48-57.
Ross, William.
Letter, 1839, of William Ross to John Murray II. Folios 58-59.
Rosse, -
Part of a letter, 1833, showing the details of the addressee, “John Murray”. The letter is postmarked “Brighton” and is annotated “Rosse”. Folio 60.
Rossetti, Christina Georgina.
Letters, 1867 and 1891, of Christina Rossetti probably to John Murray III. Included is a contemporary copy of a letter, [?1891], of Rossetti probably to Murray. Folios 61-64.
Rossetti, Gabriele P.G.
Letters, 1827 and 1848, of Gabriel [sic] Rossetti to John Murray II and to John Murray III. Folios 65-70.
Rossetti, William Michael.
Letters, 1865-1866, of William Rossetti to John Murray III. Folios 71-73.
Rossiter, William.
Letters, 1892 and 1894, of William Rossiter to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Folios 74-88.
Roth, M., ‘Miss’.
Letter, 1898, of M. Roth, Freiburg, to John Murray IV. Folios 89-90.
Rothenstein, William.
Letter, 1911, of William Rothenstein to John Murray IV. Folio 91.
Rothery, Guy Cadogan.
Letters, 1911 and 1913, of Guy Rothery to John Murray IV. Folios 92-93.
Rothschild, J.
Letters, 1868 and 1871, of J. Rothschild probably to John Murray III. Folios 94-96.
Rothwell, Frederick.
Letters, 1912-1913, of Frederick Rothwell to John Murray IV. Folios 97-99.
Rothwell, John Sutton.
Letters, 1882, 1884 and 1890, of John Rothwell to John Murray III. Folios 100-105.
Dates
- Creation: 1807-1954.
Creator
- John Murray (publishers, London) (Recipient, Organization)
- Macaulay, James, physician, London, 1817-1902: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English; French
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iii + 105 folios.)
Other Finding Aids
Miss M. Roth has not been indexed.
Subject
- J Rothschild, Paris, publisher (Organization)
- Ross, John, Missionary in Manchuria, 1842-1915 (Person)
- Ross, Sir John, Knight, Arctic navigator, 1777-1856 (Person)
- Ross, Robert, bookseller and auctioneer, Edinburgh, fl 1790-1829 (Person)
- Ross, Sir Ronald, Knight, malariologist, 1857-1932 (Person)
- Ross, Thomas, the younger, artist and photographer, fl 1874 (Person)
- Ross, Thomasina, translator, fl 1846-1852 (Person)
- Ross, William, translator of Lessing's 'Laocoon', fl 1836-1841 (Person)
- Rossetti, Christina Georgina, poet, 1830-1894 (Person)
- Rossetti, Gabriele Pasquale Giuseppe, Professor of Italian, King's College London, 1783-1854 (Person)
- Rossetti, William Michael (man of letters) (Person)
- Rothenstein, Sir William, Knight, painter, 1872-1945 (Person)
- Rothery, Guy Cadogan, miscellaneous writer, 1863-1940 (Person)
- Rothschild, J, publisher, Paris, fl 1868-1896 (Person)
- Rothwell, Frederick, translator of Loti's 'Carmen Sylva', fl 1912-1913 (Person)
- Rothwell, John Sutton, Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Artillery, 1841-1893 (Person)
- Ross, John, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, London, fl 1838-1839 (Person)
- Rossiter, William, scientific writer and gallery administrator, fl 1868-1894 (Person)
- Ross, John Lockhart, Rector of St. George's-in-the-East, London, 1810-1891 (Person)
- Ross, Wilhelmina, correspondent of John Murray, publishers, Island of Fünen and Hamburg, fl 1838 (Person)
Genre / Form
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